I was summer in your arms

August nights are getting shorter now
Can't pretend I don't see the leaves
Turning brown
You say nothing's really changing but
I can feel it slipping away

[Pre-Chorus]
Summer heat still burns my skin
But autumn's knocking at the door
All those promises we made
What were we fighting for?

[Chorus - Duet]
(Female) I was summer in your arms
(Male) You were fire in the dark
(Both) Now we're standing at the end
Of everything we used to be
(Female) Tell me why it has to change
(Male) Tell me why we can't stay
(Both) In this moment before
Summer dies

[Verse 2]
Remember driving with the windows down
Music loud, your hand in mine
Now I'm counting all the days until
The cold comes creeping in

[Pre-Chorus]
Every sunset feels too fast
Like we're running out of time
All those plans we never made
Left behind, left behind

[Chorus - Duet]
(Female) I was summer in your arms
(Male) You were fire in the dark
(Both) Now we're standing at the end
Of everything we used to be
(Female) Tell me why it has to change
(Male) Tell me why we can't stay
(Both) In this moment before
Summer dies

[Breakdown]
[Stripped down - just vocals and light guitar]
(Female) September rain on empty streets
(Male) October wind through barren trees
(Both) November frost will kill what's left
Of you and me

[Bridge]
Maybe seasons have to turn
Maybe hearts are meant to learn
That nothing gold can stay too long
But holding on feels right, not wrong

[Final Chorus - Major Key]
(Female) I was summer in your arms
(Male) You were fire in the dark
(Both) But maybe endings aren't so bad
If we can keep what we once had
(Female) Safe inside when winter comes
(Male) Safe inside when summer's done
(Both) We'll remember how it felt
When summer lived

[Outro]
[Guitar solo fading]
When summer lived
(When summer lived)
[Knocking down the drums]
[Lush synths & Guitar reprise main mournful melody]
[End]